A Aldeia mais Portuguesa de Portugal

Viva Portugal

October 1975 •German

Documentary on the Portugese Carnation Revolution and the following processes of self-organisation in military, factories, argicultural cooperatives and municipalities.

One Voice

June 2016 •Portuguese

A documentary about portuguese punk/hardcore scene in Portugal.

Heavy Architecture

January 2007 •Portuguese

Documentary about 4 large architectural landmarks that projected Portugal abroad.

Viagens - 20 Years

August 2014 •English

A behind-the-scenes look at "Viagens", one of the greatest portuguese records of the 1990s, in the year of its 20th anniversary.

My Seagull Espanhola

November 2023 •Portuguese

After the adoption of a very unusual pet by this girls mom, she will have to come to terms with living with a seagull named Espanhola.

As Pedras e o Tempo

March 1961 •Portuguese

Documentary short film on the city of Évora, Portugal. Usually regarded as the first film of the Portuguese New Wave.

Tongóbriga (El espíritu de un lugar)

Invalid date •Spanish

Alvaro Cunhal

January 2005 •Portuguese

A personal biography of the leader of the PCP (Portuguese Communist Party) seen through the eyes of those who were close to him and those who studied his trajectory and thought.

Três Realizadoras Portuguesas

March 2021 •Portuguese

O Regresso

April 1989 •Portuguese

"O Regresso" is a documentary featuring renowned Portuguese actor Ruy de Carvalho as he returns to Macau after a 10-year absence. Directed to mark the 10th anniversary of his visit, the film captures Ruy de Carvalho revisiting key locations across the city, reflecting on the cultural and social transformations that Macau underwent in the lead-up to its handover from Portuguese to Chinese administration in 1999. Blending personal memories with the evolving landscape, the documentary offers a nostalgic look at Macau's unique blend of Portuguese and Chinese heritage, seen through the eyes of one of Portugal’s most beloved actors.

Body-Buildings

March 2021 •Portuguese

A Terra Faz o Homem

October 2022 •Portuguese

Basin of Souls

October 2024 •Portuguese

Rua de Santa Catarina, a street that was formerly home to dozens of local businesses and hundreds of Porto residents, now sees a crowd of tourists attracted by the cheap, disposable amenities that are popping up everywhere at once. Gentrification has decontextualized Portuguese culture, rendering the landscape uncanny. The Basin Woman, a symbol of the female workers of the historic Bolhão Market, is chased down by seagulls in the midst of this transcendent chaos.

Pérola do Atlântico

January 1937 •Portuguese

Short film narrating the luxuries of Madeira.

Retirement Home

December 2017 •Portuguese

A group of elders spends their weekdays in a retirement home in Sandim, in the north of Portugal, where they talk, do arts and crafts, practice yoga and pray. We follow them between October 2012 and March 2013, when an economic crisis overshadowed Portuguese society and unemployment rates reached record levels. Meanwhile, arrangements are made for the Carnival ball. Will they bring the first place home this time?

Trash River

Invalid date •Portuguese

River Lis runs polluted through Leiria. It's been 50 years since the first pig farm was installed in the region. Since then, people have lived with the consequences of countless crimes against the environment and a shocking lack of justice. The children that remember when the water was clean, now grandparents, share their story of resistance and fight against pollution.

10 de julho

July 2017 •French

Retratação

October 2019 •English

Fernando Lemos, a Portuguese surrealist artist, fled from dictatorship to Brazil in 1952 searching for something better. The movie follows the last moments of his journey and the struggle for the preservation of his legacy, trying to fulfill his last great desire: to be a good dead man.

Saramago: Documentos

February 1996 •Portuguese

About the Portuguese author José Saramago, based on a long interview with the writer at his home on the island of Lanzarote, in which he analyzes his work and shares his reflection on some aspects of his personal life.

As Armas e o Povo

January 1975 •Portuguese

Film directors with hand-held cameras went to the streets of Lisbon from April 25 to May 1, 1974, registering interviews and political events of the Portuguese "Carnations Revolution", as that period would be later known.